L. O. Wenckebach

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5th Portrait of Queen Wilhelmina, designed by Wenckebach, used on coins dated 1948

Portrait of Queen Juliana designed by Wenckebach, used on coins between 1954 and 1980

Ludwig Oswald Wenckebach (Heerlen, 16 June 1895 – Noordwijkerhout, 3 November 1962) was a Dutch sculptor, painter, and medallist. He was the son of the anatomist Karel Frederik Wenckebach and nephew and pupil of the graphic designer and painter Willem Wenckebach. He started as a painter, but in 1920 switched to sculpting. He is best known for his many war monuments and designing the coins issued in the Netherlands between 1948 and 1980.